News

Hi all, yes I added the ticker yesterday but just couldn't come with the energy to type an actual post! Darn exhaustion. This is the part I hate the most. Anyway, yes, I am pregnant! You all should have guessed with the Welch's Grape Juice remark. I do love that stuff but normally I enjoy something stronger. So far, I've been feeling okay- nausea in the afternoon and evening and utter exhaustion by 7 p.m. That is the part I am most ready to be done with. I am so go, go, go that being ready to climb into bed right after Callum hasn't been much fun! I've had two appointments and they are pleased with my progress. I have my next appointment in June and I have to get some blood work before that. Onto the string of appointments and so forth for the next 6-7 months. Iain and I, for the time being, have decided not to find out the gender of the new baby. I think it would be nice to have a surprise after all of that labor and pushing fiasco I have to go through! First image below.

Sunday Post

I will post that life is going well. I had a very nice Mother's Day in which I spent the morning with Callum and then the afternoon shopping on my own. When I got back, my guys had a fabulous steak dinner waiting for me with my very favorite Welch's Sparkling White Grape juice. I love that stuff! The semester at Ship has ended but my job stays pretty steady with students until July. Unfortunately, I've told too many of them that we work all summer so they're always coming to see me. Just kidding-- I love my job. Iain and I are still carpooling together in the mornings and afternoons so we can ride out our car payment before purchasing another one before the summer ends. Bring on the free financing plans please! The weather's been cool this week and scheduled to be cool again this week coming. I'm praying for some hot weather come June and July. Callum is presently obsessed with being outside. From the minute he wakes up on the weekends to the minute we walk through the door after work, all we hear is "Outside, outside, outside". He loves his new, plastic lawnmower, wheel barrow and sandbox. We dug in the sand for a good half hour yesterday. He also loves watching Iain cut the grass so we spent half an hour yesterday following Iain around the yard while he mowed. Callum is also fixated on tractors so whenever he sees one while we're driving, he repeats the word tractor over and over again. Good thing we live right smack in the middle of Mennonite country so they are abundant! For now, enjoy this spring day and we'll post some more news again soon.

Callum Turns 2

Last weekend, we celebrated with family and friends the second birthday of Callum Albert William Burnett. We were graced with beautiful, hot weather and the presence of loved ones from around the state. Callum had a blast playing with friend Dante and cousin A.J. with his new water table and sandbox as well as the inflatable moon bounce Jen and Jeff were kind enough to transport to our home. The theme of the party was Thomas the Tank Engine and Callum really enjoyed his Thomas cake. We're still trying to finish that off. I think we have one piece left. He especially liked when everyone sang Happy Birthday to him although he was little shy in front of the group. Callum requested that we sing Happy Birthday again and again after the party. I think I sang it this morning at breakfast. He hasn't quite caught onto the birth - day piece. But then again, we normally celebrate Iain's birthdays for a week. Ha ha. Callum had his 2 year check up on Friday and he weighed in at 27.5 lbs (25-50% percentile) and is 35 & 1/2 inches tall (75% percentile). We were very proud of how brave he was at his check up since he usually cries from the minute we walk into the exam room. Dr. Kauffman was very pleased with his development and we all had a good chuckle when Callum kept looking at him and saying "Doctor go bye bye, Doctor go bye bye". At least we don't need to worry about him warming up to strangers...